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Video: Prada's iconic use of the once military fabric, Nylon

In 1979 Prada released the first line of bags and backpacks made from the synthetic fiber Nylon. While today this sounds perfectly normal, at the time Miuccia Prada chose this tricky-to-use fabric, it was otherwise only being used in military tents. 10 years later, the luxury fashion brand launched the fabris in its men's and women's...

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Video: "Vegan fashion is the future"

Nylon talks to fashion designers who participated in the first Vegan Fashion Week about their work and making the industry more sustainable. A word from Nicole Blue, founder of WastedLA, Matea Benedetti, founder of Benedetti Life and Crhis Allen, founder of Mistohn. Video source: Vegan Fashion Is The Future, owned by NYLON, via Youtube.

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Fashionista EIC to take role as editorial director at Bustle’s Nylon

As Bustle Digital Group finishes putting together the team for its recently acquired Nylon—working up to the relaunch of the magazine’s print edition—the company has announced its editorial director. Alyssa Vingan Klein, who is the current Editor-in-Chief at digital fashion news site Fashionista, will take on her new role at Nylon at the...

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Bustle acquires Nylon Magazine and aims to relaunch print edition

The Bustle Digital Group has added another title to its name. According to Variety, the media group has acquired Nylon, the 20-year-old magazine that focused on fashion, beauty, entertainment, and pop culture. This is the company’s seventh acquisition following titles such as Elite Daily, The Zoe Report, Gawker, and others. Bryan Goldberg, the...

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Prada vows to use recycled, sustainable nylon in all its collections by 2021

Nueva York - Prada announced Monday its intention to use only recycled nylon in its new bag collection. For this, the Italian luxury group has partnered with Aquafil, a company that produces Econyl, a nylon thread made from plastic waste recovered from the sea. As explained by both companies in a joint statement issued earlier this week, the new...